Terapeutic options used to repair tendon and ligament injury consist of autografis,allografts and synthetic prostheses.Tendon and ligament of tissue engineering have their unique advantages as alternative therapy.Choosing the proper scaffold materials is important for successfully constructing tissue engineering tendon and ligament,so in this review we focus on natural and artificial scaffold materials used in tissue engineering of tendon and ligament in recent years.

Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6 ; metabolism ; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic ; Genes, p53 ; Humans ; Killer Cells, Natural ; pathology ; Lymphoma, T-Cell ; genetics ; metabolism ; pathology ; Mutation ; Nose Neoplasms ; genetics ; metabolism ; pathology ; Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 6 ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit ; metabolism ; fas Receptor ; genetics ; metabolism

Cancers of the digestive system account for a large portion of malignant tumors in humans,and the trend is on the rise.The formation of neovascularization is the dominant factor in the metastasis of tumors.The vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) is well documented as the most potent inducer of angiogenesis.It promotes the formation of new blood vessels in several aspects,such as proliferation of endothelial cells,endothelial cell migration and increased vascular permeability.So VEGF is regarded as an important factor in the development of digestive system tumors.The purpose of this review is to investigate the relationship between VEGF and digestive system tumors.

Background Nowadays,glaucoma is the major cause of irreversible blindness worldwide and the second cause of global visual loss.To accurately obtain the anterior chamber depth (ACD)is of helpful for screening primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG).ObjectiveThe aim of this study is to explore the difference and agreement in the measurement of ACD between Scheimplug Imaging System (Pentacam)and ultra-sonographic biomicroscope (UBM).MethodsSeventy-seven eyes of 77 PACG patients aged (69.96±7.87)were divided into two groups.Thirty-seven eyes with acute primary angle-closure glaucoma (APACG)were assigned to group 1,and forty eyes with chronic primary angle-closure glaucoma (CPACG)were assigned to group 2.Central ACD was measured with Pentacam and UBM,respectively.The Bland-Altman method was used to evaluate the agreement of the two methods.ResultsThe ACD values measured by Pentacam and UBM were (1.6467±0.2687)mm and (1.5601±0.2677)mm respectively in APACG,indicating a significant difference (t=-7.259,P<0.01)and a positive linear correlation between the results of these two methods (r=0.939,P<0.01).The ACD values measured by Pentacam and UBM were (2.0622±0.2317)mm and (1.9648±0.2176)mm respectively in CPACG eyes with a significant difference between them(t=-10.433,P<0.01)and a significant linear correlation between these two outcomes (r=0.967,P<0.01).The Bland-Altman method showed that the two modalities had comparable results for ACD.ConclusionPentacam,as a new 3-dimensional mathematical model of the anterior segment,presents some different results from UBM in the measurement of ACD,but it is not clinically significant.Combination of Pentacam and UBM may be available for the clinical measurement of ACD.

Objective To study the effect of preemptive analgesina of morphine injected to subarachnoid space on postoperative epidural analgesia with morphine. Methods Sixty ASA Ⅰ-Ⅱ patients were randomly divided into two groups. All patinents received combination spinal-epidural anesthesia(CSEA). In experimenta group (n=30), 0 5% bupivacaine 2ml and morphine 0 5mg were injected into the subarachnoid space of the patients for CSEA, and morphine 2 8mg was used for postoperative epidural analgesia. In control group (n=30),0 5% bupivacaine 2ml was injected into the subarachnoid space of the patients for CSEA, and morphine 3 3mg was used for postoperative epidural analgesia. The numerical rating score (NRS) and Ramsay sedation scores were performed after operation. The postoperative analgesic duration and frequency of side effect were recorded. Rusult NRS was significantly less and postoperative analgesic duration was obviously longer in experimental group compared with control group. Ramsay sedation scores and the frequency of side effect significantly increased in the experimental group compared with the control group. But the shaking frequency in experimental group was significantly less than that in the control group. Conclusions Preemtive analgesia of morphine injected to subarachnoid space could improve postoperative epidural analgesia with morphine and increase analgesia time. But it had more side effects.

ObjectiveTo investigate the development of apoptosis during ischemia/reperfusion (IR) injury and acute rejection, and to explore the significance of apoptosis in the Graft Mesenteric Lymph Node (GALT) in a rat heterotopic small bowel transplant (SBT) model.MethodsSBT was performed in F344/N rats with either freshly harvested or preserved (4 h, in ringer lactate solution at 4 ℃) syngeneic and allogeneic (Wistar/A-F344/N) grafts. Bowel and GALT samples were collected 2 h after reperfusion and on small bowel transplant postoperative days (POD) 1, 4, and 7. Histopathology assessment of the graft and GALT were prepared for hematoxylin-eosin (H&E) staining. Apoptosis was detected by the TUNEL and the electron microscope. ResultsThe number of apoptotic cells 2 h after reperfusion increased profoundly in association with preservation. After a significant decrease on POD 1, the apoptotic cells rose again between POD 3 and 7 only in allogeneic grafts. On the other hand, the apoptotic cells in allogeneic GLAT markedly increased from POD 1 to day 3; at that time point, neither histological findings of rejection nor increase in apoptotic crypt cells were present in the graft jejunum. ConclusionIR injury and acute rejection may both induce extensive apoptosis. The graft jejunum distinct second increase in apoptosis may be an early and specific sign of acute rejection. Apoptosis of GLAT cells was well correlated with and ahead of progression of acute rejection.

Adult ; Autopsy ; methods ; Female ; Humans ; Plasma Exchange ; Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic ; pathology

OBJECTIVE:To establish a method for simultaneous determination of valsartan and hydrochlorothiazide in Valsar-tan hydrochlorothiazide tablets. METHODS:UPLC was adopted. The determination was performed on Phenomenex C18 column with mobile phase consisted of [0.1% phosphoric acid solution-acetonitrile(95 : 5,V/V)]-[0.1% phosphoric acid solution-acetonitrile (5 : 95,V/V)](gradient elution)at the flow rate of 0.25 mL/min. The detection wavelength was set at 272 nm,and the column tem-perature was 35 ℃. The sample size was 1.5 μL. RESULTS:The linear range were 8.1-324.2 μg/mL for valsartan(r=0.9999)and 1.2-50.1 μg/mL for hydrochlorothiazide(r=0.9999). The limits of quantitation were 0.24,0.04 ng,and the limits of detection were 0.06,0.01 ng. RSDs of precision,stability and reproducibility tests were less than 2.0%;recoveries were 97.69%-100.35%for valsartan(RSD=1.03%,n=9)and 98.27%-100.60% for hydrochlorothiazide(RSD=0.83%,n=9). CONCLUSIONS:The method is simple,rapid and accurate,and can be used for the simultaneous determination of valsartan and hydrochlorothiazide in Valsartan hydrochlorothiazide tablets.

Acupuncture Therapy ; Adult ; Aged ; Female ; Gastroesophageal Reflux ; therapy ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Treatment Outcome

BACKGROUND; Authors have proposed the hypothesis that, the mechanism change may result in the mismatch between the energy production and energy consumption during the aerobic exercise, and pyruvate can be transformed into lactic acid, which may prevent the accumulation of pyruvate in cytoplasm and in the energy production of glycolysis so as to ensure the fast energy supply in zymolysis; the mechanism of this biochemical event may be the adjustment of energizing velocity via glycomechanism zymolysis.OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of oxygen inhalation on metabolic transition, study the mechanism of metabolic transition under the lactate threshold intensity in human body and animal, and verify the result consistency between the two.DESIGN: Randomized control observation.SETTING: Department of Physical Education, Hebei Normal University; Department of Physical Education, Langfang Teachers College.PARTICIPANTS: A total of 24 male university students majoring physical education were adopted, weight (58±4) kg,height (175±6) cm, age (21 ±2) years. They were consisted of 12 Level B national athletes and12 common students.Additionally 30 SD male rats were used.METHODS: The experiment was carried out in the Laboratory of Physical and Physiological Function, Department of Physical Education in Hebei Normal University from April to June in 2006. Twenty-four students were recruited to exercise incrementally in ergometer; in addition, thirty SD rats were assigned to swim incrementally, 15 rats in each group. First, the intensities of metabolic transition were determined, then the exercise protocol was repeated on the conditions of inhaling and not inhaling oxygen. For student group, 50 W loading was incremented every 2 minutes, while the rats were added with 1% of their weights until unacceptable. Gradually incremented loading was used to transform the aerobic mechanism to anaerobic mechanism. The vein blood oxygen partial pressure, pyruvate and lactate contents were measured before and during the exercise (lactate threshold intensity) to evidence the reliability and validity of hypothesis.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The vein blood oxygen partial pressure, pyruvate and lactate contents under lactate threshold intensity and oxygen inhaling supplementary.RESULTS: All 24 testees and 30 rats were involved in the result analysis. ①During the gradually incremented exercise,the lactic acid curve obtained at the end of 2-minute loading showed the difference of metabolic transition intensity and training level in accordance with individual lactic acid threshold, which was obviously lower in the trained exercisers.②Under the lactate threshold intensity, the blood lactate was not correlated to the oxygen partial pressure whether in human body or rats and whether inhaling oxygen or not [(3.61±0.56), (5.43±0.55) mmol/L; (4.46±0.86), (7.80±0.27) kPa,r =0.31, 0.31, P ＞ 0.05]; there was significant difference between the blood lactate and pyruvate contents [(1.04±0.16),(0.91±0.37) mmol/L, P ＜ 0.001]. The human body's saturation of blood oxygen was no less than 98% during the entire protocol. ③Under the repeated exercise and lactate threshold intensity, the pyruvate average value was (0.97±0.17),(1.04±0.16) mmol/L; (0.93±0.25), (0.91 ±0.37) mmol/L, respectively. There was no significant difference between the blood pyruvate before the exercise and under the lactate threshold intensity in both human body and animals (P ＞ 0.05).CONCLUSION: There is no hypoxia at the transition from aerobic to anaerobic metabolism. Oxygen inhaling supplementary has no influence on the mechanism transition; It is not easy for the pyruvate to pass the myocyte membrane, but the lactate can. The result demonstrates that the pyruvate can transform to lactate directly, which can also prevent the accumulation of pyruvate in kytoplasm.